Lokesh
kanagaraj is one of the directors who has never failed in
tamil cinema. He made his debut with the film Maanagaram and has emerged as the most
wanted director of
tamil cinema by giving huge hits like Kaithi,
master, Vikram, and Leo. Many leading actors are queuing up for his call sheet.
lokesh is such a busy director. He is currently working on the film Coolie.
lokesh has teamed up with superstar Rajinikanth for the first time for the film. The film is set to hit the screens on
august 14. With only a month left for the film's release,
lokesh has shared a series of updates about the film Coolie in a recent interview. There were reports that the Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie will be released without a trailer.
lokesh was also asked about it. In response, he put an end to the rumors by saying that the trailer of Coolie will be released on
august 2.
In an
interview with The
hollywood Reporter YouTube channel, the question was raised whether the film Coolie will collect a thousand crores.
lokesh replied, "I cannot say whether the film will collect a thousand crores. But I can say one thing for sure. It will be a worthwhile film for those who pay 150 rupees to
watch the film. If it collects a thousand crores, it will be happy. It will be good for the producers and the crew. But I cannot write a story to collect 1000 crores. It has to happen automatically," he said. The two
people who should worry about the
box office collection are the
producer and the hero. The
hero depends on the
box office for his market. After this, there are the directors. All three of them will get their salary for the next film based on the status of the previous film. If I am currently paid 50 crores for the film Coolie, it is because of the film Leo. Loki has said that I got 3 times more salary for Coolie than the salary I received for that film because the film collected 600 crores and was a huge success.
I will be directing Kaithi 2 immediately after the release of Coolie. Apart from this, I have the
idea of making
vikram 2 with Kamal Haasan, Rolex with Suriya, and Leo 2 and
master 2 for Vijay Anna. But he had gone into
politics by then. I cannot say for sure which of these films will happen and when. It depends on the call sheet of the actors. Probably after finishing Kaithi 2, I will work on an
aamir khan film. Work for that is underway, said Lokesh.